Repair estament...

[BEISSEN]

Tonight i hit a slippery bridge and i fish tailed into a guard rail and put a big dent and scratch in my rear drivers quater panel and bumper.Has anyone ever had to get that section fixed and or what am i looking at to get it repaired.

[AceInHole]

wow... i hit a post in that same area.... a body shop would rape you though... like $500- $600 of materials and labor.  When I did it I banged the dent out myself, and bondo'ed it over (i still need to smooth mine out, did a quickie job and left it like that).  Then I just used some automotive spraypaint to try and match it as close as I could.... and it works for now.... (I want to get the car re-sprayed eventually).

[BEISSEN]

Ok i went to parts.com and the quarter panel is 44.42 plus s/h am i looking at the right thing if someone is will to look for me and see if i am looking at the right think please help me out.
Here is the info..
web site is www.parts.colook and pick collision repair it is on the top a little in the middle
my area code is 22060
pick the pa listing
choose 1997 240sx
then go to quarter paned i fucked up the rear bumper as well but the main concern is the quater panel.

[w0o0rd]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (AceInHole @ May 09 2002,8:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">wow... i hit a post in that same area.... a body shop would rape you though... like $500- $600 of materials and labor. When I did it I banged the dent out myself, and bondo'ed it over (i still need to smooth mine out, did a quickie job and left it like that). Then I just used some automotive spraypaint to try and match it as close as I could.... and it works for now.... (I want to get the car re-sprayed eventually).</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
this would probably be the best thing to do . . . . &nbsp;pick up one of those dent puller things that cost like 10 bucks pull that dent out and bondo it . ... &nbsp;. .

[BEISSEN]

I went to a shop yesterday and got a free estamite and he gave a total price of 601.40 to repair and paint the rear quater panel.That seens high to me since there is not alot of work that needs to be done.

[NutzDrifta]

I don't know much about bodywork, but I do know when someone hit my car in about the same area as yours, I got quoted much higher than that. &nbsp;The dent was really small, and when I took it to the Insurance company, they quoted it at $750. &nbsp;Yups, I had an 90' 240sx too, which is older than yours. &nbsp;Anyways, took the money, sold that 240 (the frame was a little bent on it) and I got a better one(93' 240sx). &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> Just thought I share that story. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'>

[BEISSEN]

I reopired the rear quater panel now i am debating on going to a shop and having tham paint it or looking for the paint myself and doing it all my self.

[BEISSEN]

I reopired the rear quater panel now i am debating on going to a shop and having tham paint it or looking for the paint myself and doing it all my self.What do you suggest guy/girls?